Reviews

Egalia's Daughters: A Satire of the Sexes by Gerd Brantenberg

gurofl's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

3.5

kricketa's review against another edition

4.0

an entertaining satire intended to ridicule the way our society treats gender. in egalsund, women have the power and men wear silly undergarments, long for romance and children, and struggle with feeling unfulfilled. brantenberg's aim is to point out that both extremes are wrong, and she has fun doing it. some of the long-winded passages on egalian history didn't do much for me, but overall i was amused and intrigued.

svenja15's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

3.75

0phi's review against another edition

5.0

Viktig bok som belyser och öppnar ögonen för rådande samhällsstrukturer samt hur präglade språken är på grund av patriarkatet. Trots snart 40 år på nacken är denna bok ännu väldigt aktuell och i vissa stunder kunde jag tro att den var skriven i nutid. Fyrtio år och inga större jämlikhetsförändringar mellan könen. Jag rekommenderar absolut denna bok till andra som i sin tur bör sprida denna vidare för att fler ska få en ökad förståelse.

ekko's review against another edition

challenging funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

astridthesock's review against another edition

challenging funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

edgarallenshoe's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Did I have fun reading this? No. Do I consider it perfect? Yes. It’s also incredibly language-based, and no matter how good the translation is it probably won’t come close to the original. 

chrimaro's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

annika_j's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

3.25

evelinavilhelmsson's review

medium-paced

2.5